I am very blessed to be in a position where I don’t HAVE to work - financially or otherwise. I know that their are a lot of people who don’t have this luxury. I hope that I never take this blessing I have for granted. I am very thankful for a hardworking husband that provides for our family. So if I don’t HAVE to work, why do I choose to work? A little background ...
My Secret to 10 Minute Meal Planning
It’s 5:30 p.m. The kids are whining because they are hungry. Your husband is coming home any minute, expecting dinner to be ready. You have no idea what to make and are staring blankly at the refrigerator, willing food to magically appear. Meal planning can be such a pain! I don’t know about you but the above situation has happened to me more than I wish to admit. I hate when it’s time ...
Finding the Good During the Bad Situation- a lesson from a trip to the hospital
I tend to look at life with an optimistic viewpoint. Michael tends to see things through a more pessimistic view (although if you would ask him he would use the word “realistic” instead of pessimistic!). As you can imagine…..this sometimes causes disagreement between us. We have had to learn how to truly listen to the other person in the relationship and try to see things from their ...
Managing my Time – How I Work at Home with Young Kids
Have you ever wondered how people work and be a stay-at-home parent at the same time? I sure did. Before I started working with Michael in our accounting business, I couldn’t imagine how there could possibly be enough time to take care of the house, the kids, have a social life, AND work. I had no idea how people did it. Now I look back and wonder what I did all day when all I had was ...
10 Tips for Keeping the Marriage Spark Strong When You are Have Stress
Nowadays it seems like everyone has at least a little bit of stress in their lives. Some more than others. Everyone seems to have at least one issue that is causing some stress in their lives. I’m not sure it’s possible not to. If you know of a way, let me know! Since owning our own business, we have discovered stress on a new level - nothing like being responsible for other people ...
5 Ways Working With My Spouse Has Made My Marriage Stronger
Michael and I have been working together in our business for almost two years. In some ways that feels like a very short time and in other ways that feels like a very looooooooong time. Working well together in a business setting is not something that is always happens easily. I think I expected it to though. I figured that since we loved spending time together and generally worked well ...
